GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convene | to come together in a body |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| scotch | scottish |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| impuissance | weakness |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |